State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR)
The state of Texas presents the STEAR program. The STEAR program is a free registry that provides local emergency planners and emergency responders with additional information on the needs in their community.
Who Should Register?
How to Register
The state of Texas presents the STEAR program. The STEAR program is a free registry that provides local emergency planners and emergency responders with additional information on the needs in their community.
Who Should Register?
- People with Disabilities
- People with access and functional needs such as:
- People who have limited mobility
- People who have communication barriers
- People who require additional medical assistance during an emergency event
- People who require transportation assistance
- People who require personal care assistance
How to Register
- Register Online at https://STEAR.dps.texas.gov
- Dial 2-1-1 or use your video telephone relay option of choice to contact 211 at 877-541-7905 (Texas Information Referral Network)
- Registration forms
- Emergency Contact Information
- Caregiver Information
- Pets
- Transportation assistance for home evacuation
- Communication Barriers
- Disability, Functional or Medical Needs
Emergency Alerts
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
IPAWS Emergency Alert System
During an emergency, alert and warning officials need to provide the public with life-saving information quickly. The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is a modernization and integration of the nation’s alert and warning infrastructure that will save time when time matters, protecting life and property.
Federal, state, territorial, tribal and local alerting authorities may choose to use IPAWS and may also integrate local systems that use Common Alerting Protocol standards with the IPAWS infrastructure. IPAWS will give public safety officials an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System, the Commercial Mobile Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio and other public alerting systems from a single interface.
Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA)
You can receive important lifesaving alerts no matter where you are - at home, at school, or at work.
Public safety officials use reliable systems to alert you and your family in the event of natural or man-made disasters. Many communities also offer emergency alert notifications through their own systems. Check with the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System Authorities website to learn what is available in your area.
Others
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It also broadcasts alerts of non-weather emergencies such as national security, natural, environmental, and public safety through the Emergency Alert System.
NOAA website: http://www.noaa.gov/
NOAA weather radio: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
AccuWeather
AccuWeather is a weather radar for the United States. It provide updates on severe weather, news, radar and maps.
Click on www.accuweather.com/ for more information.
Click2Houston Mobile and Email Alerts
KPRC2 Hurricane Tracker app send you phone messages and emails for severe weather updates http://www.click2houston.com/mobile . Several features including interactive radar, push alerts, improved navigation for tracking the tropics and video from the KPRC2 weather team. Check out their 2014 Hurricane Survival Guide and you'll always be prepared.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
IPAWS Emergency Alert System
During an emergency, alert and warning officials need to provide the public with life-saving information quickly. The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is a modernization and integration of the nation’s alert and warning infrastructure that will save time when time matters, protecting life and property.
Federal, state, territorial, tribal and local alerting authorities may choose to use IPAWS and may also integrate local systems that use Common Alerting Protocol standards with the IPAWS infrastructure. IPAWS will give public safety officials an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System, the Commercial Mobile Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio and other public alerting systems from a single interface.
Wireless Emergency Alert System (WEA)
You can receive important lifesaving alerts no matter where you are - at home, at school, or at work.
Public safety officials use reliable systems to alert you and your family in the event of natural or man-made disasters. Many communities also offer emergency alert notifications through their own systems. Check with the Integrated Public Alert & Warning System Authorities website to learn what is available in your area.
Others
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It also broadcasts alerts of non-weather emergencies such as national security, natural, environmental, and public safety through the Emergency Alert System.
NOAA website: http://www.noaa.gov/
NOAA weather radio: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
AccuWeather
AccuWeather is a weather radar for the United States. It provide updates on severe weather, news, radar and maps.
Click on www.accuweather.com/ for more information.
Click2Houston Mobile and Email Alerts
KPRC2 Hurricane Tracker app send you phone messages and emails for severe weather updates http://www.click2houston.com/mobile . Several features including interactive radar, push alerts, improved navigation for tracking the tropics and video from the KPRC2 weather team. Check out their 2014 Hurricane Survival Guide and you'll always be prepared.
AccuWeather. (2015). Houston Radar.
Retrieved from:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/southern-texas/weather-radar
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2015). Emergency Alert System.
Retrieved from:
https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-system
KPRC, Houston. (2015). Get Mobile Text Alerts.
Retrieved from:
http://www.click2houston.com/text-alerts/6130376
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2015). NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards.
Retrieved from:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
Texas Department of Public Safety. (2011). State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR) –
Public.
Retrieved from:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/stear/public.htm
Retrieved from:
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/southern-texas/weather-radar
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2015). Emergency Alert System.
Retrieved from:
https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-system
KPRC, Houston. (2015). Get Mobile Text Alerts.
Retrieved from:
http://www.click2houston.com/text-alerts/6130376
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2015). NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards.
Retrieved from:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
Texas Department of Public Safety. (2011). State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR) –
Public.
Retrieved from:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/stear/public.htm